The World Health Organization has reported 11 new cases of polio have been recorded in Afghanistan over the past eight months.
According to WHO, 14 cases were recorded in neighboring Pakistan in the same period of time.
WHO reported that in the past week, two new cases were confirmed in Helmand and Kandahar provinces in Afghanistan.
The organization also reported that 33 new cases of polio were reported in Yemen, and three in Somalia.
The latest report comes amid a vaccination campaign currently being conducted in Afghanistan.
This campaign aims to vaccinate 2.4 million Afghan children under the age of five.
